Combination toy



(No Model.)

W. s. REED.

COMBINATION .TOY."

Patented Nov. 20, 1883.

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A NITED STATES PATENT CEEICE.

WILLIAM S. REED, OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

COMBINATION TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Pa.tent No. 288,664, datedNovember 20, 1883.

l I Application filed April 21, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. REED, of Leominster, in the county ofWorcester and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvementsin Combination Toys, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, makingpart of this specification, in which Figurelis a perspective view ofaminiature folding desk and easel, with the figure of a studentrepresented in solving a problem on a blackboard. Fig. 2 is a view ofthe desk, easel, and blackboard in a position readyto be packed in aboX.A

This invention consists in an adjustable toy easel, in combination withan adjustable toy desk-leafpiv oted thereto, and havinga drawer slidingthereunder, if desired, the various inclinations of the easel anddesk-leaf being regulated at pleasure, and serving to support ablackboard or canvas frame on which lessons, problems, paintings, ordrawings may be represented, the several portions being ar ranged tofold compactly together when not in use or to be packed in a box fortransportation.

To enable others to understand my invention, I will proceed to'describethe manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawings, A A represent two long front legs having theirtops inclined backward and toward each other, being united by anornamental cap, a.

BB aretwo shorter legs, hinged at their upper ends, I), to the rear ofthe front legs, AA, the lower ends of the shorter legs being held.together by a connecting-rod, c.

O O are two cleats, the inner end of each being pivoted at d to theoutside of one of the rear legs, B, and the outer end of the cleat beingprovided with notches e, which enable it to be hooked over a pin, h,projecting from the outside of a front leg, A, and-by which means thedesired inclination may be given I the easel.

D is a fiat leaf to be used as a desk, and secured to the tops of twoside pieces, t 3, (shown in Fig. 1,) pivoted to the inside of the legs AA, and provided with holes 7c,for the reception of pins 1, projectingfrom arms m, pivoted at n to the inside of the legs A A, near theirbottoms, these arms m, with their pins Z, in connection with the sidepieces, :2 and their holes is, aifording a convenient means foradjusting the desk-leaf D to any desired. inclination. Under the leafslides a drawer, G, for containing miniature crayons, brushes. rulers,paints, palettes, books, 850.

H is a blackboard, the bottom of which rests on the inclined leaf andthe upper edge against the front of the legs A A, in an accessibleposition for the student I to figure, write, or draw thereon. A framedcanvas may be substituted for the blackboard. The figure of the studentis represented with a crayon in hand, in the act of solving anarithmetical problem.

1' r represent books, and s a pair of dividers resting on the desk-leaf.I

From the foregoing it will be seen that the inclinations of the easeland desk may be regulated with facility, and when not required for usemay be compactly folded, and,with the blackboard and other attachments,be in a position for stowing within a box.

The manipulation of the within-described toy diverts the child, besideseducating the mind in mechanical construction.

I claim-.

1. As an improvement in toys, the combined easel and desk capable ofadjustment, substantially as described.

2. The legs A A and B B, pivoted together, and provided with notchedcleats O O and pins hh, foradjusting the inclination of the front legs,A A, in combination with the desk leaf D, pivoted to the legs A A, andprovided with a means of adjusting its inclination, as set forth.

3. A miniature blackboard or canvas-covered frame, in combination with atoy easel and desk, as specified.

Witness my hand this 21st day of March, 1883.

WILLIAM s. EEED.

- 1 In presence of JAS. W. CHAPMAN, N. W. SrEARNs.

